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01-07-2019, 02:16 PM | #3 | ||||||
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Ryan, we see them from time to time and yes, it likely has minimum value.
Can you post a few pictures or at least tell us the serial number and we can tell you how it left the factory. .
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01-07-2019, 02:40 PM | #4 | |||||||
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I was just curious about the Belgian barrels and their relation to value, that kind of took me by surprise. |
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01-07-2019, 02:42 PM | #5 | ||||||
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I will see what I can do, I can tell you that it is not listed in the "book". I received my copy from my children for x-mas thanks to the suggestions here.
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01-07-2019, 03:03 PM | #6 | ||||||
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It was most likely originally made with Damascus barrels. There has been a Damascus scare perpetrated by the gunmakers and ammo companies to scare folks into buying a new gun with fluid pressed steel barrels. Some folks chose to simply have them rebarreled.
A lot of us shoot our Damascus barreled guns with impunity... after expert examination for flaws and adequate barrel wall thickness. This of course should be the common practice with ANY old gun. .
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01-07-2019, 03:34 PM | #8 | ||||||
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As I indicated before.... the serial number will probably tell the story. Heck, we've seen some stunning early AH guns with birds () on them...
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01-07-2019, 04:34 PM | #9 | ||||||
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The receiver was blued and not cased, the restock is a loose assumption but the butt does not match the for-end and the wood is much lighter, it has a pad and is void of the insignia? plate (not sure what to call that). The serial number is in the 170K's. From internet pics it looks to be a GH?
I will inquire about sharing the pics/serial number, I am very adamant about respecting friends/acquaintances and I don't know how this person would feel if I shared this information. |
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01-07-2019, 04:52 PM | #10 | |||||||
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Edgar, If you want the Incorrectly finished and restocked V grade 12g with aftermarket barrels for more than that, I am sure the OP may give you the owners number so that you can buy it from him. True I did not see photos of the gun or know more than the OP described, but what he described is all I needed to know to make my assessment of the situation based on the information provided to me. As we all know, opinions on value ARE subjective and can vary. But... take into consideration that today there are a LOT of unmolested and all original VH grade, shooter quality, guns that are not selling for more than $1,000. So... Again... MY opinion. so it does not matter all that much in the grand scheme of things.
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